Set on the Channel Island of Jersey, Beast is the story of Moll, a young woman trapped by a controlling family and stifled by the small island community around her. When she meets mysterious outsider Pascal, she is captivated by his strange charm and they begin a passionate affair that allows her to breathe for the first time in her life.

When the body of a young girl is found on the island--the fourth victim of a serial killer--Pascal falls under the suspicion of Moll's family and the community at large. Choosing to stand with him against the suspicions of the community, Moll finds herself isolated and afraid. Left with lingering doubts about Pascal, she is forced to face the secrets of her own past to discover who she truly is and what she is capable of.